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All about "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the Black national anthem sung by Ledisi at the 2025 Super Bowl
It was written by James Weldon Johnson, who considered the piece a hymn. James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing," colloquially known as the Black national anthem, was originally written ...
Black National Anthem to Be Performed in Front of Trump at Super Bowl
The inclusion of the Black national anthem at last year's Super Bowl made Donald Trump's supporters and allies furious.
MAGA Fans Are Enraged By The Black National Anthem — But They're Missing This Glaring Point
Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.
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What is the Black national anthem? What to know about the tradition, this year's singer
It has since been sung as a hymn. Johnson’s brother, John Rosamond Johnson, set the poem to music in 1905, and the NAACP adopted it as the official Black national anthem in 1919. The NFL started ...
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Raising her voice, honoring history
Nevaeh “Vivi” Vilella, a sixth grader, delivers a moving rendition of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ amplifying Black History ...
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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ should be America’s second national anthem. Here’s why | Opinion
The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and lack of class privilege.
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MAGA Outraged by Super Bowl Black National Anthem Performance
The hymn, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' adopted by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is often referred to as the Black national anthem. The hymn was performed ...
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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ should be our second national anthem
The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), ...
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Who sang the longest national anthem in Super Bowl history? See who still holds the record
John Batiste will sing the national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. Will he break the record for the longest national anthem at the Super Bowl?
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Newsmax's Benny Johnson: The Black national anthem should “be illegal. You shouldn't be able to do that. Is there a white national anthem?”
That being said, I do watch the Super Bowl for cultural moments like the Black national anthem being sung. How the hell is this even a thing? What a repugnant, degenerate thing to do, to split up ...
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Armstrong Williams: America is united by one anthem
The idea of there being a Black national anthem shouldn’t rub anyone the wrong way. The song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was first performed in 1900 and officially adopted by the NAACP ...
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Black National Anthem to Be Performed in Front of Trump at Super Bowl
President Donald Trump is set to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, which means he will watch a rendition of the Black national anthem. The performance of the hymn at last year's ...